The Rope - Part 2: Engineering the Megastructures and the Empire of the Thread
·656 words·4 mins
How rope was used to construct the great monuments of antiquity and the rise of the Roman Empire.
Systems Innovation
The Rope: The Connective Tissue of Civilization
·1807 words·9 mins
A six-part series exploring how the simple technology of rope transformed human capability from the Paleolithic era to the vanguard of space exploration.
The Rope - Part 1: The String Revolution and Strategic Standoff
·930 words·5 mins
How the invention of rope transformed human capability from the Paleolithic era to the vanguard of space exploration.